What do you order from Chinese takeout places?

[God Mode]

I know people get the common stuff like general tso or sweet and sour chicken, beef and broccoli, lo mein etc.

What are some uncommon stuff that you order from your local takeout? :hmm:

 

[Slew Foot]

salt and pepper ribs/calamari.
singapore rice noodles
walnut shrimp

 

[KeithTalent]

BBQ pork on rice is what I get most often these days, sometimes with a side of gai-lan. Found an awesome dive of a joint near my house; best BBQ pork I've had, at least as far as I can recall. :hmm:

KT

 

[Mixolydian]

I had chinese last night. Pineapple chicken. I'm not too adventurous when it comes to Chinese food.

 

[brainhulk]

Walnut shrimp
Mongolian beef
Chow fun or hong kong style chow mein
Fried tofu

 

[lxskllr]

General Tso's almost every time. It goes great with hot sauce.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

My favorite is the Crispy Sesame Beef. That stuff needs to be illegal.

 

[pontifex]

general tso's or sweet and sour chicken for me

 

[Atomic Playboy]

General Tso's or Chicken w/ Snow Peas. Maybe Ginger Beef or Beef with Broccoli. But I only get Chinese food once a year, tops, since there's nowhere nearby with cheap delivery.

 

[Insomniator]

Shrimp egg foo young


General Tso's was ruined for me once I had it at a real Szechuan place in the city... regular take out place general tso's just doesn't cut if for me anymore.

 

[Imported]

Are we talking the type that has food prepared in warming trays? Or call and order?

I avoid the former though ma po tofu works in a pinch from those places. There's a place by work that has amazing Sichuan food and my standing order is order hui guo rou (twice-cooked pork) with rice.

 

[Insomniator]

Are we talking the type that has food prepared in warming trays? Or call and order?

I avoid the former though ma po tofu works in a pinch from those places. There's a place by work that has amazing Sichuan food and my standing order is order hui guo rou (twice-cooked pork) with rice.

You mean chinese buffets? No that's not take out... that is just awful awful food..

 

[dank69]

Cream of sum yung gai

 

[dank69]

You mean chinese buffets? No that's not take out... that is just awful awful food..

Not if you find one with crab legs.

 

[SKORPI0]

Cream of sum yung gai

Man sauce? D:

 

[Imported]

You mean chinese buffets? No that's not take out... that is just awful awful food..

More like Panda Express. I guess its the same, just they package it up for you.

 

[JEDIYoda]

I am a total Egg Foo Yung freak.....can`t get enough!!

 

[Dankk]

Sesame chicken (basically general tsos with sesame seeds on top) and ham-friend-rice. I'm not very adventurous either.

 

[SithSolo1]

Every single place around here has your run of the mill "American Chinese" menu so nothing is really outstanding.

That said I usually get some of the following but not all at once:
Sesame chicken
General Tso's chicken
Spring rolls
Egg drop soup
Crab Rangoons
Fried rice with veggies, chicken, or pork

 

[nageov3t]

I usually just do a couple appetizers for myself.

steamed wontons in a spicy peanut sauce, cold noodles in a spicy sesame sauce, and maybe some vegetable fried rice.

if I get any entree for myself at all (which is rare), it's usually some kind of duck dish.

 

[Baked]

Sweet and sour pork
Beef and Broccoli
Half of drunk chicken
Veggies + fish
And rice, lots of rice

 

[SKORPI0]

My typical order from this place.
http://www.moschinesekitchen.com/index.html

Lo Mein
Egg Drop Soup
Egg Foo Young.
Fried Rice, beef and pork.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Hot and sour soup.

 

[AustinInDallas]

beef soft noodle

 

[blackdogdeek]

Orange (or Tangerine) Beef
Shrimp Fried Rice
Wonton or Egg Drop Soup